2019 marks 50 years since 1969, one of the most exciting years in history.

It was the year of Woodstock, the first moon landing, "The Brady Bunch," and it was the year the internet was born. The laser printer was invented by a young researcher for Xerox, and The Beatles played their last performance... on a roof.

Keep scrolling to see 20 surprising things that are turning 50 this year.

The US effectively won the space race in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin stepped onto the moon.

The US landed two men on the moon for the first time 50 years ago. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were part of the Apollo 11 mission, and spent about 21 hours on the moon's surface in the summer of 1969. Upon stepping on the moon, Armstrong famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

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The Gap's simple, everyday fashions have been available to customers since 1969.

Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and more — these characters and their show, "Sesame Street," all turn 50 this year. The famous children's show moved from PBS to HBO recently, and draws in over 150 million viewers around the world.

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The internet — in its early form — is turning 50.

Systems 86 computer in 1969.
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In 1969, UCLA Professor Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over ARPANET, a computer network that would later become known as the internet. The event is now recognized as "the moment the internet was born."

Legendary music festival Woodstock took place 50 years ago.

Woodstock Music & Arts Festival was held on a field in Bethel, New York, in August 1969. The legendary festival drew in half a million attendees, and musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. Woodstock has since become synonymous with the counter-cultural movement of the '60s.

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Popular fast food chain Wendy's has been slinging burgers for 50 years.

The Beatles gave their final performance on the rooftop of Apple Studios in 1969, and would go on to announce their breakup in 1970.

The Beatles' final performance.
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The Beatles gave their final performance on January 30, 1969, on the rooftop of Apple Studios in London. It was an impromptu show that lasted only 42 minutes, but hundreds of fans got word and crowded the streets to watch (and film) the band, who hadn't performed live since 1966.

John Lennon ended the set saying, "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition." The Beatles officially broke up a year later, in 1970.

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The first automatic teller machine (ATM) was installed in the US in 1969.

"The Brady Bunch" premiered 50 years ago this year.

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One of the most iconic American sitcoms, "The Brady Bunch," will turn 50 in September. When the sitcom about a large blended family first premiered in 1969, it was panned by critics, and continued to be until its cancellation in 1974. But "The Brady Bunch" became enormously successful when it started airing as reruns just a few years later, and has since become a staple of American television.

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2019 marks the 50th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "bed-in" protest.

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Former Beatle John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono held a "Bed-In For Peace" (in which they laid in bed) in March 1969, just five days after getting married, as a protest against the Vietnam War.

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Senator Ted Kennedy was involved in the infamous Chappaquiddick incident 50 years ago.

Ted Kennedy.
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On the night of July 18, 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge while exiting Chappaquiddick Island, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy fled the scene and didn't report the incident until 10 hours later, stirring immense controversy at the time. Kennedy was later found guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident and sentenced to two months in jail, though he never served the time.

Outlandish British comedy troupe Monty Python premiered their successful TV program "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on the BBC in October 1969. It was unlike anything else on TV at the time, and the group's free-form sketch format showed off their sarcastic and intellectual humor.